2013/2014 News Archive

Updated Constitution

Good Luck to Pembrokeshire's (and Wales') Juniors

Wales Under 16s and Under 21 teams will play against England on Saturday 26th April at the Bro Myrddin Indoor Bowls Stadium in Carmarthen. Representing Wales from Pembrokeshire are: Sophie Fry (Penally); Tom Law (Penally); Amy Davies (Letterston); Sara John-Davies (Freystrop); James John-Davies (Freystrop) and Cameron Kilminster (Tabernacle). Good to luck to all of the Pembrokeshire players and to the whole team and thank you in advance to all of the supporters who will be travelling to Carmarthen to cheer the team on! Check the website next week for results and Clive's report (thank you in advance, Clive!).

Latest Cup Results

Pembrokeshire are County Champions (again!)

Congratulations once again to all of the players representing Pembrokeshire at the Welsh County Final held at Llandrindod Wells on Saturday 11th April 2015 The Pembrokeshire team will go on to compete in the Inter-County Final which will be held in Warrington in the autumn.

Welsh Junior Pairs Competition

Seven Juniors from Pembrokeshire attended the Welsh under 16 pairs competition in Carmarthen on Sunday 26th January. Amy Davies (Letterston) Sara John-Davies (Frestrop) Alex Penson (Penally) Joseph Fry (Penally) Phillip Llewellyn (Hook) Matthew Davies (Hook) and Cameron Kilminster (Tabernacle). Unfortunately circumstances beyond our control left Phillip unable to play in the competition. This was due to the late withdrawal of his partner from Carmarthen. I would like to commend Phillip on the way he dealt with his obvious disappointment. Every one gave a good performance on the day, the best was by Cameron and Amy who made it through to the Knock out stages by winning their group. They narrowly lost by one shot, to Sophie Slaughter and Steffan Davies. The eventual winners of the competition were Corey Miller and Aaron Slaughter from Carmarthen. All the Pembrokeshire players were invited to attend a Welsh under 21 Trial on Sunday February 2nd at Carmarthen.Story by Clive Law, Junior Team Manager.

British Isles Inter County Championship 2013

Congratulations to the Pembrokeshire team who proved to be strong opponents for Cheshire and County Armagh. Pembrokeshire finished in third position but there were some very close games and and some excellent performances. Below are the overall results and there are some photos from the weekend on the 'photos' page. If you would like a copy of any of the photos just right-click on the picture and save it, or let me know which one and I will email it to you.

Pembrokeshire Junior Singles 2013

The Pembrokeshire Short Mat Bowls Association Junior singles competition took place on Sunday 24th November 2013 at St Elidyr Bowls Club. This year's winner was Cameron Kilminster of Tabernacle SMBC. The runner up being Philip Llewellyn of Hook SMBC. Other Juniors representing their clubs were: Amy Davies, Letterston; Joseph Fry, Penally; Sara John- Davies, Freystrop and Alex Penson, Penally. All of the juniors played extremely well in what for some of them was their first singles competition and gained valuable experience. Everyone conducted themselves in a sporting manner and made the competition a joy to watch. Well done to you all.The next important date for us is Sunday 26thJanuary 2014, The Welsh Junior Doubles to be played in Carmarthen. I will arrange a get together to sort out our pairings.Clive Law, PSMBA Junior Team Manager.

Red Card Singles

Congratulations to Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) who won the Red Card Singles competition at Heatherton on Saturday 9th November 2011. Andrew beat Sean Hughes (Freystrop) in the final. In third place was Andrew Hudson (Hook). Good luck to all three who will represent Pembrokeshire in the National Singles competition at Llandrindod Wells in the new year.

Gerry Laugharne Open Triples

Congratulations to Alan Evans, Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) and Andrew Hudson (Hook) who won the Gerry Laugharne open triples at Heatherton on Saturday 19th October. Congratulations also to runners up Kate Hudson, Paul Hudson (Hook) and Tom Brown (Skewen) and to Deb Matthews, John Matthews and Brett Hatfield (Salem, Carmarthenshire) for finishing in third place. A big thank you to all who participated - many teams and players travelled from Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and of course Pembrokeshire. Many thanks for your support.

County Pairs and Triples

Congratulations to Simon Lewis and Sean Hughes (Freystrop) who beat Andrew and Alan Evans (Tavernspite) in the doubles final on Saturday 5th October and to Ryan Thomas, Alan Evans and Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) who beat Bob Wood, John Noble and Hazel Wadey (Badgers) in the Triples final at Heatherton on Sunday 6th October. Photos of winners and runners up are below. Many thanks to all players who supported the competitions.

Pembrokeshire Junior News

On Saturday 1st June, Pembrokeshire Juniors invited Cardigan Juniors to Letterston for a friendly get together. A most enjoyable day was had, with games of doubles and threes being played, along with coaching. Also a Target Bowls competition took place with every player taking part. The eventual winner was Lara Taylor (Pembs) second was Natasha (Cardigan). I would like to thank all the Juniors who attended and the Parents, who provided food. Cardigan were very generous in providing trophies for the Target competition and donating raffle prizes. Well done to all who took part - it is hoped to make this an annual fixture, to be held in Cardigan next year.Clive Law, PSMBA Junior Team Manager

CHAMPIONS!

Congratulations to all of the players in the Pembrokeshire County Squad in the Welsh County Final on Sunday 14th April. Pembrokeshire won the competition with a convincing 23-9 against Cardiganshire and 22-10 against West Glamorgan. Pembrokeshire will now be the county representing Wales at the Inter-County Championship in December 2013, which this year will be held in Wales.

A word from Eileen Hodgson, PSMBA Chairperson:

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Wow! What a super Sunday! Congratulations to Pembrokeshire County team on becoming the Welsh Short Mat Bowls champions after their magnificent win against Cardigan and West Glamorgan. Several thanks are due: first of all to Paul Hudson, County Team Managerfor all the organising; to the selectors who have a very hard job choosing the team and to Martyn Davies, County Team Captain, who always puts an "interesting" slant on playing bowls! Thanks and congratulations to the players who all played brilliantly througout the day and I think were helped by the many supporters who attended and encouraged and cheered the team on. I am sure that we are all looking forward to the Inter Team Challenge between Pembrokeshire and the top counties from England and Ireland, which takes place later this year. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the Presentation Dinner to be held at the Begelly Arms on Saturday 18th May which seems to be the perfect chance to enjoy ourselves and show our thanks to our fellow bowlers for the effort, time and committment that they have shown during the year. Yours in bowling, Eileen Hodgson

Well done Hook!

Congratulations to Hook Bowls Club who represented Pembrokeshire at the league winners championship at Llandrindod Wells on Saturday 13th April. After a day of some very close games, Hook took second place, losing to Skewen (West Glamorgan) by just three points.

A word from 'Captain Kev'

Hi folks. As captain of Hook I would like to thank you all for making it a great league campaign. To win six seasons in a row is a fantastic achievement, made all the better by the stiff competition we had throughout the season. I would also like to thank all of the clubs and individuals who wished us luck at the league winners' competitionwhere we came a close second. I hope we made Pembrokeshire Short Mat Bowls proud. Good luck to all the teams left in the various cup competitions. Enjoy, and we at Hook look forward to seeing you all at the county dinner and then again in the autumn, where I am sure it will be another exciting season.Regards, Kevin.

Cup Competitions Update

The Letterston Cup Semi-Finals & Final will be played at Letterston on Saturday 27th April Arrive at 11.30 start time 12.00 Draw will take place on the day

The Bisley H Munt Cup The final between Merlins Bridge & Tabernacle will be played on Monday 29th April at Tabernacle at 7.30 pm

The Ken Havard Cup The final between Hook & Tavernspite will be played on Wednesday 1st May at Merlins Bridge at 7.30 pm

The Pauline Thomas Cup The final between Hook & Letterston will be played on Thursday 2nd May at Hook at 7.45 pm

For more detailed information on cup games, please see the RESULTS page.

Joan Proctor Pairs Competition

Congratulations to Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) and Ceri Jones (Rhydlewis) who beat Alan Evans and Ryan Thomas (Tavernspite) in the final of the Joan Proctor Pairs Competition played at Heatherton on Saturday 15th December 2012. Wyn Davies (Rhydlewis) & Medwyn Jones (Rhydlewis) came in third place. Full results and photographs below.

Red Card Rinks Competition

Congratulations to Paul Hudson, Chris Holder, Andrew Hudson and Martyn Davies of Hook Bowls Club who beat Alan Evans (Tavernspite), Robert 'Noddy' Hughes (Penally), Jonathan Gladstone (Hook) and Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) in the final of the Red Card Rinks competition at Heatherton on Saturday 1st December. Congratualations also to Eileen Hughes, John Lewis, Sean Hughes and Marley Hughes (Freystrop) who finished in third place. All three teams will represent Pembrokeshire in the Welsh National Rinks Competition in Llandrindod Wells in the new year - good luck!

Joan Proctor Open Pairs Competition

Click on the link below to download the entry form for the Joan Proctor Open Pairs Competition at Heatherton on Saturday 15th December 2012.

Pembrokeshire's Rising Stars

Pembrokeshire SMBA Junior section held it’s annual singles competition on Sunday 18th November at St Elidyr SMBC. Seven juniors took part in a round robin competition. The competition winner was Aaron Lloyd of Penally SMBC who has won this shield four years in a row - a great achievement. Runner up was Cameron Kilminster of Tabernacle SMBC and third place went to Lara Taylor of St Elidyr SMBC. Also taking part were Sophie Fry of Penally SMBC Sara John-Davies of Freystrop SMBC and playing in their first singles competition were Amy Davies and Carl Rees of Letterston SMBC. Everyone received medals, presented to them by Eileen Hodgson, Chairman of PSMBA. Thank you to everyone who gave help and support on the day by marking and umpiring. A special thanks to Gordon Williams (PSMBA fixture secretary) for doing the paper work!Clive Law, PSMBA Junior Team Manager

Wales at the British Isles Championship 2012

The Welsh team travelled to Potters on friday 16th November to compete at the British Championships. With a squad of 26 players from a number of different counties, Wales were competing in both the championship and international parts of the tournament. Pembrokeshire were well represented with 5 players from the county taking part...Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) Martyn Davies, Jon Gladstone, Paul Hudson and Andrew Hudson (Hook). Andrew Evans was playing in the singles for the second time and this year he was determined to get his hands on the trophy. He was in complete control as he brushed all of his opponents to one side winning all 4 games and being crowned as the British Isles singles champion 2012. In the pairs, Wales were represented by Ceri Jones (Cardigan) and Graham Davies (West Glam) and they narrowly lost out on glory by losing the 'winner takes all' match against Ireland and finishing as runners up, a great achievement!The Welsh triples were 3 young lads from Montgommery..Aled Humphreys, Andrew Jones and Nick Evans but unfortunately things didn't go to plan and they were edged into 3rd place behind the winners England and Ireland in 2nd place.The fours saw 3 new faces in the Welsh team in the British Championships, Mal Morgan, Ben Jackson and Tom Brown and they were skipped by the experienced Ben Haddon (all from West Glam). It was however a tough rinks competition and they boys could only manage a 4th placed finish.

The Internationals or team event consists of 4 rinks from each country going up against each other and the overall aggregate from the 4 games decides the winner.Wales' first match was against the old enemy, England and after a motivational team talk from the new captain, Luke Haddon (West Glam), it was game on. As always it was a close and tense match with both nations being ahead at different stages of the game. 3 of the 4 rinks had finished and the aggregate was level, with one end of the final rink to play which included Jon Gladstone and Andrew Hudson, Wales were 2 shots up in the rink so it was all to play for. After a great end of bowls the Welsh rink picked up a count of 4 and were victorious over England by a total of 6 shots with the aggregate score being 35-29.The 2nd match saw Wales go up against the favourites, Ireland, who had a team full of world class bowlers so was always going to be tough. Wales held their own in the first half of the match but Ireland then started to show their class as they ran out eventual winners by 46-31.The 3rd and final match was against Scotland and in all honesty, Wales needed a bit of a miracle to be crowned overall winners but they were definitely going to give it all they had. It was a one sided match as wales won 51-28 which consolidated the runners up position, finishing behind Ireland who were the worthy winners.All in all it was a very successful weekend for the Welsh team and lets hope the A series team can achieve the same success when they travel to Dumfries in March 2013.Words: Andrew Hudson(Hook Bowls Club; Welsh Selector)

Homegrown Champion

I'm sure every member of the PSMBA will join me in saying a huge congratulations to Andrew Evans of Tavernspite who showed great talent at the British Isles Championships this weekend at the Potters Leisure Resort, winning all of his games and becoming the 2012 British Isles Singles Champion. Congratulations Andrew, and to all of the Welsh players who helped Wales finish in second position overall in the international rinks championship. Ireland were the winners with England in third place and Scotland in fourth. The Pembrokeshire players representing Wales on the weekend were Andrew Evans (Tavernspite), Paul Hudson, Andrew Hudson, Jonathan Gladstone and Martyn Davies (Hook). Congratulations to you all.

Red Card Singles

Congratulations to Andrew Evans of Tavernspite who beat his own brother Alan Evans, also of Tavernspite in the final of the Red Card County Singles competiton played at Heatherton on Sunday 11th November 2012. Congratulations to Alan and also to Martyn Davies (Hook) who came in third place. All three are pictured below. Download the file below for more detailed information results from the competition.

Gerry Laugharne Triples

Congratulations to Alan Evans, Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) and Steve Williams (Swansea) who beat Ben Haddon, Luke Haddon and Tom Jones (West Glam) in the final of the Gerry Laugharne Triples, played at Heatherton on Saturday 27th October. Many thanks to all who supported the event. For more detailed information on the results, please download the file below.

County Pairs and Triples

The county pairs competition was played at Heatherton on Saturday 6th October 2012 and the triples the following day. Congratulations to Mike Harries and Mark Thorpe (Freystrop) who beat Paul Hudson and Kevin Davies (Hook) in the doubles final and to Ryan Thomas, Alan Evans and Andrew Evans (Tavernspite) who beat Mike Harries, Keith Thorpe and Mark Thorpe (Freystrop) in the triples final on Sunday. Many thanks to all who supported the competition.

County Singles

Double congratulations to Jonathan Gladstone of Hook Bowls Club who not only won the County Singles competition this year, beating Alan Evans of Tavernspite in the final, but who is now the county singles champion for three years running. The only other Pembrokeshire player to hold the same 3-year record is Paul Hudson, also of Hook Bowls Club. The question is, can Jonathan win it for a fourth year in 2013 or will someone else take the title?!

Roy Banner Doubles

Dot, Paul and all at Hook Bowls Club would like to thank everyone who supported the Roy Banner doubles competition at Hook on Sunday 16th September. Congratulations to Mark Thorpe and Marley Hughes (Freystrop) for winning the final against Jo Barker and Robert hughes (Penally).

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